A/n- Story #150! Never figured I would get this far. Well, enjoy this sweet and love filled Mark/Lyn story!

The Commission Files- File #1115 A Spark of Inspiration

Characters: Mark, Lyn

Based on: a raffle prize won from JollyOldSoldier on Twitter/X

"Elimine, I just can't seem to get it right." Mark mumbled to himself sounding very frustrated as he paced back and forth across the ger with his sketchbook. Usually he was a pretty happy and optimistic guy, but recently he had come to suffer from a really bad case of art block. Normally that wouldn't be too much of an issue for the former tactician but he had been commissioned to make a master copy of a new map of Elibe by a coalition of it's leaders and it was supposed to be done by the end of the month, which was soon approaching. Mark knew people like Hector and Eliwood wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer for it, but Etruria? Bern? He wasn't about to find out so he needed to get this done.

Watching as Mark paced all around their home was his lovely wife Lyn who had been trying her best to help Mark snap out of his art block as well, but nothing had worked so far. And for her it was somewhat of an issue because of some more selfish and personal reasons. Since Mark was so focused on making this map for everyone he was spending more and more time trying to find a way to work on it and less time doing some of the more romantic things he usually did with her. Of course she didn't blame him for trying to work to the deadline he was given, but she wanted her happy and carefree partner back sooner rather than later.

"There has to be something I can do to help Mark get through this, I just know it." Lyn said to herself as she tried to think of any idea that might spark something in Mark's brain. Then something hit her, and idea that just might work out if she did it right. She got up from where she was sitting and walked over to where Mark was pacing so she could set it in motion. "Mark, I'm going to start making dinner, but we're going to eat outside so you can get some fresh air. Maybe that can help you out a bit, don't you think?"

"I mean, I'll try anything at this point." Mark noted. "I'm sorry I've been so...you know lately. I promise I'll make it up to you once this project is done."

"Oh, you will, don't think you won't." Lyn smirked at him. "But I understand how important this is to you, so don't worry about how I feel because I support you 100%. Meet me out by the flat patch of grass near the lake in about an hour and I should be done making everything. Oh, and make sure you bring your sketchbook as well."

"Really? Don't you think that might be a distraction?" Mark wondered, not having a clue of what Lyn was really cooking up.

"No, I think you'll find something to sketch once you get out there, just call it some Sacaen intuition." Lyn playfully teased him. Mark bought it and Lyn went about getting supplies ready to make a fire she could spit-roast some meat on before heading out to where she told Mark she would be.

"Lyn, what would I do without you?" Mark commented to himself a while after she had left the ger. "I mean I'd hopefully still be alive somewhere, but I don't think my life would be this full of love and excitement. Everyday I thank Elimine I hit my head on that rock out by your ger, I can't imagine going back to whatever life I might have had back then, this one is just too perfect. Well, once I get this map done it'll be perfect." Once he said that though his stomach started to growl and he chuckled to himself. "You're a better timekeeper than our sundial, you know that?" He said patting his stomach softly. "Might as well start making our way out there, don't want to keep Lyn waiting."

So Mark left the ger and walked out to where Lyn said to meet her. As he got closer to his destination his nose could pick up the smell of the meat Lyn was cooking and he started to lick his lips. Once he got there though he didn't see Lyn anywhere. He saw the fire she had made and a plate of food prepared, but she was nowhere in sight in the tall grass around him.

"Lyn! Are you out here?!" Mark called out, not too worried since Lyn could take care of herself, but maybe a little bit concerned at least.

"I'm right over here!" Lyn called back, lifting her hand above the grass line. Mark saw it and wondered what she was doing so low to the ground, but once he walked over to where she was he got part of the answer he was looking for. Lyn was laying there on the ground completely naked and smiling at him playfully.

"Did a wolf come along and steal all your clothes?" Mark teased her with his own smile, but truthfully his heart was racing as it always did when he saw Lyn like this.

"As if a wolf could out speed me." Lyn scoffed playfully. "No, no, this is why I called you out here Mark. I figured if I gave you a surprise like this it might get your creativity flowing. I want you to sketch me just like this so you can look at it whenever you're feeling like you need a break. I even finished the food before you got here so you can eat and sketch at the same time."

"Lyn…" Mark started slowly, thanking Elimine once again he had met this amazing woman, "...you are the best partner a guy like me could ask for, you know that?"

"I do, but I like hearing you say it anyways." Lyn replied confidently. "So how about it, do we have a deal?"

"Are you kidding me, of course!" Mark answered excitedly. "Let me go get that plate of food and I'll get started." And that's exactly what Mark did, along with moving a rock he saw over to where Lyn was so he could sit on it.

"Is there any specific pose you want me to be in?" Lyn wondered once Mark got back and settled in."

"Hmm…" Mark pondered, thinking what would be nice to sketch. "Keep laying on your side like that, but put your left hand on top of your hip and use your right hand to prop your upper body up enough that your hair isn't touching the ground."

"Like this?" Lyn asked, seeing if she was in the right position.

"Perfect. And give me one of your confident looking smiles, you know the one." Mark added.

"Oh, I know what you mean." Lyn said as she gave him said smile. Mark's heart fluttered again and he quickly got to work. He was expecting to not be so motivated so quickly, but once he started he couldn't stop himself. Lyn just looked perfect and with the sun setting behind where she was laying the grass started to give off a golden brown glow and it made the scene just that much better.

But of course Mark was more focused on Lyn than the background. Her long and flowing green ponytail, the golden earrings that she would always wear, the neck he would bury his head in when they slept together. Then he moved on to her slim yet powerful arms, her chest that was firm and springy yet the perfect place to rest your head on. Next was her smooth and curvy stomach and hips, making sure to color in that wonderful spot of green hair between her legs as well. And then what Lyn was really known for, her long and powerful legs, able to propel her at speeds almost unthinkable and heights that some people could only dream of. Oh how he loved to have his head between them as they made love with each other. And then he finished it off with her feet, maybe not the place he focused on the most, but they were good as well. He was sketching all this in a blur, barely stopping to take a bite of the food Lyn had made, but as long as he was motivated Lyn didn't mind, she knew he would eat more later. Eventually his hand started to slow down and he made the final touches on the sketch before letting out a long held breath and relaxing as his pencil fell to the ground.

"Done." He breathed before taking a long drink of the water he had brought with him. Then he took a bite of food and savored it a bit until Lyn knocked him out of his thoughts.

"Well, are you going to let me see it or not?" She teased him as she got up from her position and walked over.

"Of course." Mark smirked as he stood up and closed the distance between them. Once Lyn was next to him he showed her the sketch and she was very impressed with it.

"Mark, this is so detailed, and the background looks amazing as well." Lyn beamed at him. "See, I told you this would get you motivated. Don't you feel like you can get that map done now?"

"Well, of course it's detailed, I've been around you long enough to know every little detail of your body, so I know how it should look." Mark replied before registering the last question Lyn asked him. He thought about it for a moment before turning his head to look at Lyn and giving her a smirk. "Maybe, though I think there is one more thing that will really get me ready to work."

"Oh, and what would that be?" Lyn asked, pretty much knowing where Mark was going with this.

"I mean it's one thing to sketch you in all your naked glory, but it's another thing to get to roll around in the grass with such a beautiful woman." Mark answered, already slowly taking his clothes off. "What do you say Lyn? We get a little down and dirty right now and that should give me all the motivation I need to work through the night and get everything done. Sounds like a good plan to me."

"Well, you still are a master strategist, so I think I can work with that." Lyn teased him.

"Good, because this strategist knows just how he's going to make you feel like the most special woman in the world, because you deserve it."